Thread: Japanese fishing trawler sunk by giant jellyfish

Quote: Originally Posted by Lucas You live(d) in the Monterey area, VP? I love that town! Yes, I did. I love it as well. I did my time as a docent at Ano Nuevo State Park. I loved it. I had an opportunity to see an Orca knock a seal off a rock at Ano Nuevo and eat it. I will never ever forget that. Of course Ano Nuevo is pretty far south of Monterey but I was staying in a cabin in the redwoods near Pescadero at the time.

Monster Jellyfish : Discovery Earth : Discovery Channel by Discovery News and ABC Science Online June 8, 2009 -- Giant jellyfish like this one are taking over parts of the world's oceans as overfishing and other human activities open windows of opportunity for them to prosper, say researchers. In this photo, a diver is attaching a sensor to track a monster Echizen jellyfish, which has a body almost 5 feet across, off the coast of...

Quote: Originally Posted by VanishingPoint Yes, I did. I love it as well. I did my time as a docent at Ano Nuevo State Park. I loved it. I had an opportunity to see an Orca knock a seal off a rock at Ano Nuevo and eat it. I will never ever forget that. Of course Ano Nuevo is pretty far south of Monterey but I was staying in a cabin in the redwoods near Pescadero at the time. Ahh, okay. I lived in downtown Monterey (old Monterey, not Cannery...

This thread is bringing back some memories for me. I can remember seeing this one at the Gulf to Bay Drive In when I was about 8 years old. Scared me to death. And it didn't stop then. I can remember being 17, 18 years old and I used to walk out to the point at the north end of Clearwater Beach Island and Snook fish at at night by myself. I'd be walking down the beach in the dark and I'd think about that movie and still get...

Headline implies ONE jellyfish, but is was a netfull Still, they sure are big!

Quote: Originally Posted by VanishingPoint Remember Mathra and when they found the babies in the cave. I loved those movies when I was little. Wasn't it Mothra? Wyhen I was a kid I loved the song the tiny women sang to Mothra all the time.